Louisiana Tech's MIchale Kyser (left) and the Bulldogs set a program record with their 18-game win streak during the 2012-13 season.

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Matt Vines
Louisiana Gannett

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Not making the NCAA Tournament and then not winning the NIT are about the only goals that the Louisiana Tech men's basketball team didn't accomplish this season.

Another poor offensive night against a complicated Southern Miss zone defense ended the Bulldogs' season Monday in a 63-52 loss in the second round of the NIT.Tech's 27 wins are the second-most in program history, including a program-best 18-game winning streak.

The Bulldogs won their first share of a Western Athletic Conference regular season title (first league title since 1998-99) and received a Top 25 ...